Senior Infrastructure Engineer

THE COMPANY

At PAX we strive to enhance people’s lives through exceptional cannabis experiences. Our curated set of pure full flavor pods and award-winning devices make enjoying cannabis simple and safe. For more than a decade, we have created next-generation devices that deliver enduring quality and wellness benefits through innovations in design and technology, and remain trusted by millions of consumers nationwide. We’re the #1 cannabis brand nationally with top awareness and NPS scores. Our standards allow for the safest vaporization of cannabis on the market. We are passionate about increasing well-being and joy through the power of cannabis, and we are committed to advancing opportunity through supporting social justice, access and equity in the industry.

We are incredibly excited about the tremendous growth of the cannabis industry, inspired every day by how cannabis can change lives, and fortunate for our leading position in the space. Our culture is focused on putting the consumer first, making an impact together, and also having fun along the way! Our team has helped build businesses at the intersection of consumer, technology and wellness, including Apple, Google, Tesla, Uber, GoPro, Fitbit, Constellation, Honest Company, Eaze and more. PAX is backed by leading consumer and technology investors including Tiger Global and Tao Invest, and has raised over $430MM in capital.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for the founding members of the infrastructure team that will be responsible for designing, building, and evolving a secure and robust infrastructure to support rapid continuous delivery of software that supports PAX Mobile App and systems supporting our ERA pod partner network. The work will involve a considerable amount of new system and automation development, as well as setting up monitoring, and evolving existing systems as we add innovative features to our PAX Mobile App, and integrate with a new breed of automated ERA pod filling machines.

As the PAX Infrastructure Engineer, you will:

• Employ standards and best practices for supporting rapid continuous delivery of software
• Design and build systems and tools that support PAX software platform with a reasonable balance between speed of delivery and reliability
• Work with small cross-functional teams including mobile, backend, and firmware engineers and participate in design discussions, decision making, and code reviews
• Influence and lead engineering discussions and mentor others in the team
• Assist in troubleshooting production incidents and provide timely resolution

WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN YOU

• 5+ years experience in developing and executing on infrastructure and devops roadmaps
• 2+ years is management of small development or devops teams is a plus
• Hands-on experience in building, and managing infrastructure and microservices components in the cloud using AWS and CloudFoundry
• Strong in scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, or Go
• Mastery of DevOps/DevSecOps principals, and infrastructure as code;
• Experience with setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelining tools such as Jenkins or Concourse CI
• Experience with automation and configuration management tools like Terraform and BOSH
• Experience with setting up data warehousing pipelines is a plus
• Experience with relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL is a plus
• Knowledge of NoSQL systems like Redis, and Cassandra is a plus
• Experience running distributed big data and machine learning components at scale is a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Write clear, concise, and maintainable code

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related fields or demonstrated work experience

 PAX LABS PERKS & BENEFITS:

• Competitive compensation, equity & bi-annual performance reviews
• Fully funded comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401K plan
• Generous PTO policy 
• Paid Parental Leave
• Monthly wellness reimbursement
• Cell Phone reimbursement
• Employee Purchase Program for discounted PAX devices
• Weekly catered lunch, endless snacks and beverages
• Dog Friendly HQ in the Mission District of San Francisco
• Employee Assistance Program including access to online legal support

PAX VALUES

Put Consumers First - We are here to enhance their lives. We put their needs first in everything we do. We work together to deliver unique solutions for their benefit.

Build a Community - We are active and beneficial builders of a global community. We collaborate together to support sustainability, well-being and social equity efforts—both internally and externally—to establish cannabis as a force for good.

Innovate with Passion - We are passionate about enhancing the cannabis experience by making it positive, accessible and intuitive. We set the standards, innovate for consumers and find the yes as a team. 

Be the Solution and Collaborate - We work as a team to achieve winning outcomes, knowing we each individually are the solution, but can only succeed together.

Lead with Humility and Transparency - We stay open and humble in everything we do. We value learning from each other, and cultivate transparency in our culture and products.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.